From 6324af38eb1c614bfadbf259f7b91577f3c4f802 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: shrimbly <falloon.willie@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 22:52:10 +1300
Subject: [PATCH] feat(05-02): add image_url to fal.ai requests

- Add image_url parameter when images array provided
- Log image input presence for debugging
- fal.ai accepts both URLs and data URIs
---
 src/app/api/generate/route.ts | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/app/api/generate/route.ts b/src/app/api/generate/route.ts
index 74eb1b82..cbaa914a 100644
--- a/src/app/api/generate/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/generate/route.ts
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ async function generateWithFal(
   console.log(`[API:${requestId}] Generating with fal.ai...`);
   console.log(`[API:${requestId}]   - Model: ${input.model.id}`);
   console.log(`[API:${requestId}]   - Prompt length: ${input.prompt.length} chars`);
+  console.log(`[API:${requestId}]   - Images count: ${input.images?.length || 0}`);
   console.log(`[API:${requestId}]   - API key: ${apiKey ? "provided" : "not provided (using rate-limited access)"}`);
 
   const modelId = input.model.id;
@@ -435,6 +436,13 @@ async function generateWithFal(
     ...input.parameters,
   };
 
+  // Add image_url if provided (for img2img workflows)
+  // fal.ai accepts both URLs and data URIs in this field
+  if (input.images && input.images.length > 0) {
+    requestBody.image_url = input.images[0];
+    console.log(`[API:${requestId}] Added image_url to request (${input.images[0].substring(0, 50)}...)`);
+  }
+
   // Build headers
   const headers: Record<string, string> = {
     "Content-Type": "application/json",